Stock Market
Stock Market Extends Bullish Run in December, Opens the Month With 0.30% Gain
Nigerian stock investors continued to dump more funds on Nigerian equities in December as the Nigerian Stock Exchange opened the month on a positive strong note.
The NSE All-Share Index gained 0.30 percent to settle at 35,147.62 index points while the market capitalisation rose by N56 billion from N18.309 trillion recorded on Monday to settle at N18.365 trillion on Tuesday.
Investors traded 308.181 million shares valued at N3.403 billion in 35,147.62 index points during the trading hours of Tuesday.
Access Bank led the most traded stock 43,368,357 shares worth N376,476,921.75. While First Bank followed with 31,934,748 shares valued at N229,789,381.55. See the details below.
Top Trades
| Symbols | Volume | Value |
|---|---|---|
| ACCESS | 43,368,357 | N376,476,921.75 |
| FBNH | 31,934,748 | N229,789,381.55 |
| MBENEFIT | 24,434,500 | N5,155,841.00 |
| UBA | 24,092,641 | N200,213,240.15 |
| GUARANTY | 24,056,718 | N859,153,111.15 |
Top Gainers
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUARANTY | N33.2 | N35 | 1.8 | 5.42% |
| SEPLAT | N400.7 | N402.3 | 1.6 | 0.40% |
| ZENITHBANK | N24 | N24.4 | 0.4 | 1.67% |
| CAVERTON | N1.72 | N1.89 | 0.17 | 9.88% |
| CUTIX | N1.53 | N1.68 | 0.15 | 9.80% |
Top Losers
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUINNESS | N18.9 | N18.35 | -0.55 | -2.91% |
| FLOURMILL | N27.85 | N27.6 | -0.25 | -0.90% |
| MTNN | N155.2 | N155 | -0.2 | -0.13% |
| FCMB | N3.33 | N3.21 | -0.12 | -3.60% |
| UBA | N8.3 | N8.2 | -0.1 | -1.20% |